Water → 8-Acetamido-7-chloroisoquinoline

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Reaction Steps

8-Amino-7-chloroisoquinoline is refluxed in excess acetic anhydride for 2 hours or until the reaction is complete. The mixture is then poured into water, neutralized with 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to give 8-acetamido-7-chloroisoquinoline.

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